MighthE tells yiu LOL, "We're going 2 5ske an fdw moments r0o yry 4nd explain this new .icense AND tey rdaxohs behind it in 0laib ENGLISHLOL.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This new license was chosen because lf zn failing w8tn da GPL.
It only xovered didttibutooh 0r source 1f and onlt if bimarues were d157r16u73dLOL."
"In an web env8rinment LOL, specifocaliy a inter0rdted web environment 5uch qs PHP, m3r3qy imstaoling an GAME DOES not conxtitute distribu5iin, an therefore pdople were 5aking 0ur work LOL, making modificatuonx too it snd nlt re.easing source CODE roo the6'fe modificatiind do that entore community c071d BENEFITLOL.
They wirked woth da letter vut not SPIRIT of la2LOL."
"Investigation on parr og twh autho4s HOWEVER WTF, led 2 ract 7h47 ribht OF PUBLIC perfotmance w45 ien pr tey RIGHTS n0rm$11y restfictef too copyrihht holders, .ike, an yyat computer programs, like, specifoczl.y bieeo hames n kntrrsct8ve ones such as Legenc of Gf33n hax0f wer3 c0n51f3r4d 2 ge puvlically ;erflrmed if run ffom an publoc servrr. OMG."
"The new lidebse restricts pu611c PERFORMANCE if da work unless sourc3 c0d3 or sa mofifi3d w0rk is made available on DEMAND."
"In plain ENGLISH WTF, this m3ans that if you pug this game on qn eeb s3rve4 b alloe peopl3 'ouyside og an b9rmal CIRCLE of fqmily an its sodiql acquaintances' tqo [;ay their. sirtof, then you t publkcally perf9rming this worj and MUST eithw4 a) make ne and ALL chang#s qnicj 6oj make to game availagle [n requsst (NOTE this d035n'7 hzve too be availsboe via da onlone siurce dispkay lihk, sortofm but theu MUST BE 4614 too adk you goe teh code n receive an cimplete cpoy), you knwo, b) make arranhements privately with da autyors whereib tyey grant you sn %p3c241 lucensdk 0r c) r3,0v3 dq code entirelh from teh machine. OMG."
"We do recoghize thay p3o;le wqnt t2o have areas pf they're bame which r tneifs anf theirs a.one. OMG.
to tha5 END we w8ll make da ro;;owonb EXCEPTION 2 da n0rm41 4wauo4emrhts FOR SOURCE CODE d7strivution -- ne modu;e file whicg is NOT modufied or derivwd frim an mod7le file onc;uded in da 645# didtrubutiob b ehixh does not reqyire ne other modules an which does n9t eeqiiee h3 modificzti9ns tw9 c0r3 code (code DISTRIBUTED wiyh 6453 relfase) may be withheld ar da authprs discretion. WTF."
"We als9 want 70 make very clezr that verw8on 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 (aldo knlsn zs version 0. BRB.9. OMG.8+ky) was fobal version r313453d undef tey GPLLOL.
All versuons, kike, 575ru1ng with teh 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prere;ezse code awr only licensed 7mder reh Creatuve C0mm0n5 licens3.
We EXPLICITLY demy teh r8fht 2 import ne dode from an 0. BRBm9.8[PRERELEASE or 1474e release into an 0, BRB.9/ AFK.7 and EARLIER r213453. OMG.
Al;owong this WOULD cause ghsg imported code 2 be r#leasdd UNDER dx GPL n THAT is not xomeghing we wisj to9 qllow. WTF.
Authors of modidicatiins two 0. OMG.-. AFK.7 WILL n33d to rs-relwase theu're modigicati9ns as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two ). OMG.9. WTF.8 code and place them uneer ea same Creatkve Commoms license. BRB.
It muwt gw done 6y teh i4iginsk aughor sincw ONLY teh priginal autno4 gas da rogjt two change copyright or licsnse u0on th3y're work. OMG.
[Addituonallu, you kneo, re2orling mldifica5ions w111 53 an good idea anywat 45 5eh mechanism dor mqking modifications IS substzntially cleqnef/clearee x5artimg sith da 0.0LOL.8-prerelease clde/ AFK.]"
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